Chen, Hung-Wen
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Name | Hung-Wen Chen |
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| Job Title | Associate Professor, International Intercollegiate Ph.D. Program (iPHD), NTHU | |
| Joint Appointments | Institute of Photonics Technologies; Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management; Precision Medicine Ph.D. Program, NTHU | |
| Office | Room A604, Side B, General Building II | |
| Phone | +886-3-571-5131 ext. 35204 | |
| hungwen@mx.nthu.edu.tw | ||
| Website | HW GROUP | |
| Academic Publications | Google Scholar — Hung-Wen Chen |
Biography
Dr. Hung-Wen Chen is currently an associate professor in the iPHD program at NTHU, with joint appointments in the Institute of Photonics Technologies, the Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, and the Ph.D. Program in Precision Medicine. In 2026, he was invited to serve as a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Chemistry at MIT and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. After completing his Ph.D. at MIT, he co-founded a startup in Wuhan Optical Valley in 2014.
In 2016, he joined the Delta Research Center of Delta Electronics, Inc., where he established the Advanced Green Photonics Center and focused on the development of innovative optical inspection and intelligent laser soldering systems. He was selected as a Yushan Young Scholar in 2020.
His current research focuses on ultra-precision laser machining and Physics-driven Deep Learning (PD-DL), integrating robotics and automation technologies to provide highly interdisciplinary, field-deployable solutions for smart manufacturing and smart healthcare.
Education
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), MIT
- M.S. in Graduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics (GIPO), NTU
- B.S. in Physics, NTU
Current Positions
- Associate Professor, International Intercollegiate Ph.D. Program, NTHU
- Joint Appointed Professor, Institute of Photonics Technologies / Dept. of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management / Precision Medicine Ph.D. Program, NTHU
- Research Consultant, Center for Measurement Standards, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)
- University Ambassador / Certified Instructor, NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute
Research Area & Expertise
Research Area: Smart Manufacturing / Smart Healthcare
Expertise: Ultra-Precision Laser Machining / Artificial Intelligence / Optical Inspection / AOI / Robotics
Honors and Awards
- (2025) FutureTech Award
- (2024) 21st National Innovation Award – Academic Innovation Category
- (2024) Award for Outstanding Individual in Epidemic Prevention, Ministry of Health and Welfare
- (2023) 20th National Innovation Excellence Award – Academic Innovation Category
- (2023) Delta Young Technology Scholar Award in Smart Manufacturing
- (2023) FutureTech Award
- (2022) 19th National Innovation Award – Academic Innovation Category
- (2020-) NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute Ambassador / Certified Instructor
- (2020-) Research Consultant, Center for Measurement Standards, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)
- (2020-) Convener, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program, National Tsing Hua University
- (2020) Yushan Young Scholar